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Old 11-10-2007, 09:38 PM   #1
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Previewing an ad before posting it?

I have a feeling the coding for such a feature may be too complex, but would it be possible to have a preview button for the ad posting area?
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Old 11-10-2007, 11:14 PM   #2
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Let me tell you that I would LOVE to be able to add this feature to the classifieds. I will ask around and see if I can find anyone to code it for us or if I can figure out how to add it in, but for now, I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to assume that it's not going to happen, because while several of us have the ability to do simple stuff with PHP none of us are that skilled.

What I generally do though, is this: I pretend to start a new thread somewhere else in the forum, and then I just paste my ad content in there and 'preview' it until I'm happy with it. When I'm happy with it, I open a new window and go to the Classifieds and post the ad then. The only problem here is the possibility of accidentally clicking 'post' instead of 'preview' -- but so long as you haven't entered an actual title for the new thread, the forum won't let you post it, so you should be okay. (And if you do accidentally post it somehow, you're welcome to edit the content to read "aww hell, I goofed up" and PM me requesting a delete. ) I realise it's a bit convoluted but hey, it works!

I'm really sorry that we can't offer this capability at the moment! I've wanted this for ages too.
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Old 11-10-2007, 11:27 PM   #3
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I had a feeling it'd be pretty hard to pull off (if I knew more about coding I'd be glad to help, but I'm a n00b with that stuff.)

But thank you for the tip! I'll try that out. ^_^
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Old 11-10-2007, 11:32 PM   #4
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No problem! I only wish that I could offer you a more positive response!

I've already done a fair amount of research (and attempts) into making it work so I know it's not something I can easily do.. but once my Uni exams/essays are over I will take another more concerted attempt at it. (Don't hold your breath though, heh. I can do PHP but not quite like that. *sigh*) But if I'm lucky maybe I can find someone to give us a hand.
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